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SENATE BILL NO. 725
BY SENATOR GALLOT
AN ACT1
To enact Subpart B-47 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes2
of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:130.851, relative to economic and industrial3
development districts; to provide for the inclusion of municipal areas in certain4
parish economic and industrial development districts; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. Subpart B-47 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised8
Statutes of 1950, consisting of R.S. 33:130.851, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
SUBPART B-47. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS10
ยง130.851. Inclusion of municipal territory within parish economic and11
industrial development districts12
A. Any parish economic and industrial development district created by13
law, located within a parish with a police jury form of government pursuant to14
Part V of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and15
composed of all territory located within the unincorporated areas of the parish16
when created, hereinafter referred as "district", may also include all territory17
located within any municipality situated in the parish in the manner provided18
by this Section.19
B. All territory located within a municipality may be included in the20
district upon all of the following:21
(1) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the22
municipality consenting to have all territory within the municipality included23
in the district.24
(2) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the25
parish consenting to the inclusion of all territory within the municipality in the26
district.27
(3) The adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners of the28 SB NO. 725 ENROLLED
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district consenting to the inclusion of the territory of the municipality in the1
district.2
(4)(a) If the district is levying any tax pursuant to a vote of the3
electorate, then the inclusion of the territory of the municipality shall not occur4
unless the inclusion is approved in the district and in the municipality affected5
by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting at an election held for that6
purpose as hereinafter provided.7
(b) The election shall be ordered by ordinance adopted by the district8
and by ordinance adopted by the municipality. The ordinance shall set the date9
for the election, which shall be not less than sixty days nor more than one10
hundred twenty days from the date of its adoption. The ordinance shall set out11
the object of the election.12
(c) An ordinance calling an election shall be published once a week in13
each of three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the district and in the14
official journal of the municipality, the first publication to be at least twenty-one15
days prior to the date fixed for the election.16
(d) It shall not be necessary that the elections be held at the same time;17
but no election shall be effective unless the district and the municipality have18
voted on the question within six months from the date of the first such election.19
(e) Except as provided in this Paragraph, the elections shall be20
conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised21
Statutes of 1950. 22
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any tax levied by the23
district shall extend to the municipal territory included in the district and to the24
persons therein.25
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: